[ubuntu-art] trash icon looks like a battery

[Sven]

sorry, completely OT now. I'll adopt the desktop list too if it continues
;-)

... 
> > Wow, i never noticed that. For some reason it wasnt located there on my
> > desktop, but i checked with a fresh account and you are right. Using it
> > that way is more comfortable.
> >   
> This was a deliberate design decision. We spent a lot of time figuring
> out how to use the corners of the screen in the most effective way,
> because they have this "just throw your mouse there" property.
> 
> The toughest decision was the latest one, where to put the "sign off"
> button. We decided to move the calendar in from the top right corner and
> put the button up there. Even though, if you use the calendar
> integration of Evolution, you will be clicking on the date/time more
> often than the signoff button, we felt that the calendar could move in
> and it would work better than having the signoff button to the left of
> the calendar. This is because the calendar is quite large and easy to
> "hit" with your mouse.
I liked this decision from the beginning, because it harmonizes closing a
window with [X] and exiting the desktop - both located top right.
 
> > "not lagging behind", is not exactly what i aspire.
> >   
> I agree that having better wastebasket indicators would be nice. Let me
> ask you a question: what is "full"? Different people have different
> feelings. Does that mean it has a lot of files? Or a few large files?
> What's large? I have 100gb disk, you have 40gb disk.... large is relative.

How did you know i have 40gb, thats true ;-)

You are right, "full" cant be declared by the distributor. All you can do is
give users a choice.
The wastebasket needs a menu, and the user could define a limit either in
amounts of bits, or a percentage part of the partition. Or even a percentage
part of the free bits on the partition.
Then the wastebasket knows what full means and appropriate indicators can be
implemented. Additinally the tooltip should tell how much bits your trash
contains.

cu at Linuxtag Mark, at least i see you ;-)
regards, Sven